Omaha. Passed away at the Josie Harper Hospice Residence in Omaha. Louise was born in Omaha, the second daughter of three born to Alvin F. Bloom and Irene Mae Tetard. Her father was of Swedish ancestry and her mother of French, Irish, and Dutch. She grew up in the Carter Lake Club neighborhood in Carter Lake, IA, and was educated at Courtland School in Carter Lake, and Benson High School in Omaha. Louise attended Doane College, in Crete, NE; the University of Minnesota; and obtained her Degree in Child Psychology from the University of Nebraska-Omaha (then Omaha University). She lived in north Omaha continuously since the end of World War II, most recently at Immanuel Village Senior Living. Louise was preceded in death by husband Rufus L.E. Baumann. She is survived by children, Roger F. Baumann (Constance), Plymouth, MN, Marie L. Baumann Robbins (Chandler), Arlington, VA, Stuart M. Baumann (Linda Kelley), Minneapolis, MN, Stanley E. Baumann, Omaha, and beloved AFS exchange student son, Tetsuo Ito (Keiko), Tokyo, Japan. She is also survived by grandchildren, Charles R. Bates (Jennifer Hansen), Johnstown, CO, Christopher B. Bates (Shelley), Killeen, TX, Matthew K. Baumann and Elise K. Baumann, Minneapolis, MN; and great grandchildren, Joshua and Jeremiah Bates, Killeen, TX. Among her activities in a life of service were participation in local PTAs, AAUW, American Field Service student exchange program, Dundee Presbyterian Church, and PEO. She was on the organizing committee of the Greater Omaha Genealogical Society, a member of the Nebraska and Iowa State Genealogical Societies, and was recognized as a leading expert on Swedish genealogy, as well as general family history research. She belonged to the Swedish-American Historical Society of Chicago, the American Swedish Institute in Minneapolis, and the Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center in Rock Island, IL. Louise was a founding member in 1976 of the board of trustees of Omaha's historic pioneer Prospect Hill Cemetery and she became the driving force in restoring the property and providing ongoing stewardship through the revitalized board. She was directly involved in publishing several books while serving on the Prospect Hill board and the Swedish Cultural Committee. Louise also was actively involved in the operations of the J.F. Bloom Monument Co., founded by her grandfather in 1879.
A RECEPTION will be held at Dundee Presbyterian Church, 55th & Underwood, Omaha, at 10am on Saturday, August 18, 2012, followed by a MEMORIAL SERVICE at 11am and a luncheon afterwards in the Church dining room. The family suggests memorials to Prospect Hill Cemetery Foundation, or to Dundee Presbyterian Church. ROEDER MORTUARY 108th St. Chapel
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